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September 11, 2002 By: Betty Ramsey Passport Destination: New York State of Mind Packing Round 1. If you want a tour of New York's state capitol building, you must travel to ALBANY. 2. New York's official state song is I LOVE NEW YORK . 3. Which of these New York attractions is found in Cooperstown? BASEBALL HALL OF FAME 5. Manhattan is laid out with Avenues running north to south and STREETS running east to west. 6. The Hamptons, noted for fashionable summer estates, are located on this island. LONG ISLAND 7. In 1626, he purchased the island of Manhattan for about $24 worth of trinkets. PETER MINUIT Picture of Niagara Falls Departure Round 1. Gourmet and specialty food items can be found at CHELSEA Market in lower Manhattan. 2. All of these will be part of the vigil at the World Trade Center site on 9/11/2002 except SPEECHES BY POLITICIANS. 3. This musical based on a John Waters movie opened on Broadway in 2002. HAIRSPRAY 4. New York's "Thousand Island" consists of over 1,700 islands in the ST. LAWRENCE River. 5. The US Open Tennis Open Championship is held annually at ARTHUR ASHE Stadium in Flushing, NY. Picture of glass building at night On Tour Round 1. The town of Corning is a world famous GLASS center. 2. This gothic-style church in New York City boasts a rose window that is 26 feet across. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL 3. The BRONX Zoo boasts over 4,000 animals including snow leopards that were born in the park. 4. All of these famous people were New Yorker's except ANDREW CARNEGIE. 5. The Keuka Lake community of Hammondsport is the center of New York's WINE industry. 6. Residents of this town voted to change its name to Sleepy Hollow in 1996. NORTH TARRYTOWN 7. This 504-acre park near New York City is touched on three sides by the Hudson River. CROTON POINT PARK Picture of horse race 8. Poughkeepsie situated on a terrace above the Hudson River is the home of VASSAR College. 9. The architects that designed the World Trade Center are Emery Roth and MINORU YAMASAKI. 10. All of these are names of New York's Finger Lakes except COXSACKIE. 11.This city, the seat of Westchester County, is called the birthplace of the State of New York. WHITE PLAINS 12. Which "Manhattan movie" did we make up? MANHATTAN MAGIC . Bonus question 1 This Greek revival style art gallery is a Buffalo landmark. ALBRIGHT- KNOX ART GALLERY Bonus question 2 In which section of the map of New York is Buffalo located? Section 1 Picture of building with columns Slide Show 1. Niagara Falls includes American Fall, Horseshoe Falls and BRIDAL VEIL. 2. All of these buildings are part of Manhattan's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts except DOCK STREET THEATER. 3. This resort town noted for Victorian buildings is home to the nation's oldest race course. SARATOGA SPRINGS 4. This former President's tomb in Manhattan overlooks the Hudson River. ULYSSES S. GRANT Clues for next week's game... Suntan lotion Snokeling gear Guide to Jaunkanoo Conch shell |